Car-coupling



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J. A. VOGLER.

CAR COUPLING. N0.'298,523. Patented May 13, 1884.

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UNrrn STATES JOSEPH A. VOGLER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,523, dated May 13, 1884-.

Application filed March 17, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosErH A. VOGLER, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful (Jar-Coupling, of which the following is a specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents by longitudinal section the front portions of draw-heads of two opposing cars in condition for coupling. Fig. 2 is a top view of such portion of one of such heads. Fig. 3 is a side view of such head to a smaller scale.

A is a draw-head, preferably of wroughtllOll.

B represents a coupling-link, preferably pro- Vidcd with end projections or tongues, b.

0 represents my preferred form of couplingpin, having a shoulder, c.

The draw-head contains a slide, 1D, having a serrated or notched face, (I, and normally held by sliding stem d and ahelical spring, E, in a sheath, F, to the forward position shown in the right-hand draw-head in Fig. 1. The sheath F is pivoted to the draw-head, as atf, so as to allow vertical play of the forward end of the sheath to correspond with oscillations of the cars. Projections d d from the slide D, occupying slots a a in the draw-head, permit forward and backward and up and down oscillations,while preventing lateral oscillations of the said slide. Recesses a a in drawhead enable vertical play of the slide D somewhat beyond the floor and roof of the muzzle a'. The slide D carries a horizontal plate,H, which, when the coupling-pin is in action, (see Figs. 2 and 3 and the left-hand draw-head of Fig. 1,) by engaging over the shoulder 0 of said pin, prevents its accidental withdrawal from the link. The same plate is effective by engaging under the point of the coupling-pin to hold 40 the latter, when desired, to its non-efi'ective position. (See right-hand draw-head of Fig.

1.) The projection d', by extending above the draw-head, enables an attendant, by use of a pry between said projection and the neck a" of the draw-head, to forcibly retract the slide D, and therewith its projection H, and by so doing to liberate the coupling-pin either to belifted out of or dropped into engagement with the coupling-link.

The end of a common coupling-link or a tongue of my improved link, being engaged in either one of the serrations of the slide D, may be given an upward presentation, as shown in Figs. 1 and3, or any desired upward or downward presentation, or so as to project horizontally to correspond with any height of the opposing car. By this expedient two cars of very diverse heights of muzzles may be made to couple by the mere act of bunting the cars together,without any necessity of an attendant going between the cars or handling thelink while couplingan act which has been. fruitful in casualties.

I claim herein as new and of myinvention In a car couplingthe serrated slide D,whose sliding stem (1 occupies a sheath, F, contain-.

ing a helical spring, E, and being pivoted to the draw-head, as at f, said slide being guided longitudinally by projections d d, which occupy slots a a in the said head, and having a plate, H, for optional engagement either beneath the point of the uncoupled pin 0 or above the shoulder 0 of the pin in its coupled or effective condition, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH A. VOGLER.

Attest:

G120. H. KNIGHT, SAML. S. CARPENTER. 

